Mental Health Technician

We are seeking a dedicated Mental Health Technicians to join our team and support patients of behavioral health treatment in an inpatient setting. Under close supervision, this position will play an integral role in providing direct and indirect care to individuals in need of behavioral health support.

Position Overview

As a Mental Health Technician, you will assist in creating a safe, supportive environment for patients, ensuring that they receive the care they need while engaging in therapeutic activities. You will be instrumental in promoting wellness and safety, helping to de-escalate difficult situations, and providing guidance as a role model for patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide
• Direct and
• Indirect
• Care: Assist in the care of patients in a behavioral health setting, both individually and in groups.
• Ensure
• Safety and
• Well-Being: Participate in de-escalation efforts, ensuring that patients are kept safe and their needs are met.
• Role
• Model: Demonstrate effective problem-solving, decision-making, and coping skills to consumers.
• Assist with
• Therapeutic
• Activities: Help facilitate recreational and therapeutic activities designed to promote mental and emotional well-being.
• About us: Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.
• Job
• Type/Salary:
• Full
• Time/Part time positions
• MHT I: Annual Salary is $29,328.20+/year, ($14.10 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• MHT II: Annual Salary is $31,799.00/year, ($15.29 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• MHT
• III: Annual Salary is $34,517.00+/year, ($16.59 hr.) plus shift differentials and benefits pay!
• Primary
• Working
• Hours: Hiring for all shifts.
• FLSA
• Status:
• Non-Exempt
• Inpatient &
• URC positions available
• Additional
• Compensation: Along with our great benefits we also offer addition compensation for working outside of normal business hours! Below is the list of shift differential pay that you can use to boost your hourly pay rate. You can also stack your shift differential pay. For example, working nights on the weekends earns you an extra $1.25 an hour. Evenings/Nights – extra $0.50 hr. Weekends – extra $0.75 hr. Holidays – extra $0.75 hr. Mental Health Technicians also receive an extra $1 per hour shift pay, for any shift worked! That can be stacked on top of the Evening/Weekend pay too.
• Minimum
• Qualifications and
• Experience:
• MHT I: No experience or education is required.
• MHT II: One year of experience in providing behavioral health patient care.